national
Income Inequality
registered voters
January 15, 2015—May 11, 2026437,753 Responses

Do you think that the current gap in wealth between the rich and everyone else is:

Refined by:
age
65+
2026-05-11
Uncertainty Range
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May 11, 2026
100% of population
Total
Fine the way it is22%
Bigger than it should be21%
Much too big50%
Unsure7%

Subgroups

Refined by:
age
65+
27% of population
Total
Fine the way it is28%
Bigger than it should be22%
Much too big43%
Unsure7%
education: Non-College Graduate
Fine the way it is30%
Bigger than it should be22%
Much too big40%
Unsure7%
education: College Graduate
Fine the way it is26%
Bigger than it should be22%
Much too big45%
Unsure7%
education: Postgraduate
Fine the way it is20%
Bigger than it should be21%
Much too big54%
Unsure5%
gender: Male
Fine the way it is34%
Bigger than it should be22%
Much too big38%
Unsure7%
gender: Female
Fine the way it is23%
Bigger than it should be22%
Much too big48%
Unsure7%
party: Democrat
Fine the way it is1%
Bigger than it should be16%
Much too big82%
Unsure1%
party: Republican
Fine the way it is54%
Bigger than it should be26%
Much too big9%
Unsure11%
party: Independent
Fine the way it is25%
Bigger than it should be24%
Much too big43%
Unsure8%
race: White
Fine the way it is32%
Bigger than it should be22%
Much too big39%
Unsure7%
race: Black or African-American
Fine the way it is4%
Bigger than it should be23%
Much too big70%
Unsure3%
race: Hispanic/Latino
Fine the way it is20%
Bigger than it should be24%
Much too big50%
Unsure6%
race: Other
Fine the way it is22%
Bigger than it should be20%
Much too big53%
Unsure5%

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